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Traffic stacks up on Highway 503, North of Highway 500 and Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard during rush hour. The Vancouver City Council is weighing annexation options that could include the section of Orchards east of Interstate 205 between state Highway 500 and Padden Parkway.

Vancouver City Council weighs ‘going big’ by annexing entire urban growth area

Traffic stacks up on Highway 503, North of Highway 500 and Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard during rush hour. The Vancouver City Council is weighing annexation options that could include the section of Orchards east of Interstate 205 between state Highway 500 and Padden Parkway.

March 18, 2025, 1:47pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council is weighing annexation options. Read story

Nena Cook, left, raises her right hand Jan. 13 to be sworn in as the interim city attorney by Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The council confirmed Cook’s permanent appointment to the position Monday.

Vancouver City Council confirms Nena Cook as new city attorney

Nena Cook, left, raises her right hand Jan. 13 to be sworn in as the interim city attorney by Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The council confirmed Cook’s permanent appointment to the position Monday.

March 18, 2025, 12:57pm Clark County News

City officials on Monday confirmed Nena Cook as Vancouver’s next city attorney. Read story

Chinook salmon, steelhead and other fish are visible through a window in August at Bonneville Dam. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts salmon returns to the Columbia Basin will improve this year.

2025 will be an above average year for Columbia River salmon, says NOAA report

Chinook salmon, steelhead and other fish are visible through a window in August at Bonneville Dam. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts salmon returns to the Columbia Basin will improve this year.

March 18, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

The number of salmon returning to the Columbia and Snake rivers this year is expected to beat the 10-year average return. That’s according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read story

The Columbian files Someone created a fake Instagram pretending to be a Washougal High School teacher and sent sexually explicit messages to a student, according to police.

Fake Instagram account impersonating Washougal teacher sent sexually explicit messages to student

The Columbian files Someone created a fake Instagram pretending to be a Washougal High School teacher and sent sexually explicit messages to a student, according to police.

March 18, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

Washougal police are searching for a person who impersonated a Washougal teacher on Instagram, using a fake account to send sexually explicit messages to a Washougal High School student. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Showers to usher in spring with cool temperatures

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

March 18, 2025, 6:03am Clark County News

Let’s catch up by reviewing last month’s rainfall around the area from your friends and neighbors. Bob Starr, Cougar, 12.24 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 5.74 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 4.16 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 5.77 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights,7.16 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 4.74 inches;… Read story

The Heights area near the former Tower Mall sits Oct. 11, 2022, in Vancouver. Two developers have now submitted their plans for the first soon-to-be developed section of the Heights District development area.

Affordable apartments, senior housing: Developer has plans for site in Vancouver’s Heights District

The Heights area near the former Tower Mall sits Oct. 11, 2022, in Vancouver. Two developers have now submitted their plans for the first soon-to-be developed section of the Heights District development area.

March 18, 2025, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Another developer has submitted plans for a housing project in Vancouver’s Heights District. Read story

Adam Krasowski of Waste Connections, center with beard, greets fans along the route while taking part in the annual Paddy Hough Parade in downtown Vancouver on Monday afternoon.

Vancouver students learn it’s easy — and fun — to be green during Paddy Hough Parade

Adam Krasowski of Waste Connections, center with beard, greets fans along the route while taking part in the annual Paddy Hough Parade in downtown Vancouver on Monday afternoon.

March 17, 2025, 3:05pm Clark County News

Hundreds of Vancouver elementary school students and teachers decked head to toe in green streamed down Main Street for Monday’s Paddy Hough Parade. Read story

WSDOT: Studded tires must be removed by March 31

March 17, 2025, 1:58pm Clark County News Free

Spring has sprung, which means the deadline to remove studded tires is approaching. Read story

Vancouver police recovered a gun after a shooting in east Vancouver late Sunday.

Shooting in east Vancouver leaves one person wounded, one in custody

Vancouver police recovered a gun after a shooting in east Vancouver late Sunday.

March 17, 2025, 1:55pm Clark County News

One person was injured and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in east Vancouver late Sunday night, according to Vancouver police. Read story

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill that would give voters in seven Washington port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their port commissioners from four to six years.

Bill would let voters extend terms of Camas-Washougal port commissioners from four to six years

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill that would give voters in seven Washington port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their port commissioners from four to six years.

March 17, 2025, 10:45am Business

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill that would give voters in seven Washington port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their port commissioners from four to six years. Read story